Fitness & Dance-Fitness Instructors · Texas · May 2025

Fitness Instructor salary in Texas

Texas ranks #37 of 52 states for fitness & dance-fitness instructors pay: a median of $19.65/hr versus $22.67/hr nationally.

$19.65
median per hour
$40,880
median per year
$21.58
mean per hour
$44,880
mean per year
19,260
jobs
0.66
location quotient
Percentile10th25thMedian75th90th
Hourly$10.54/hr$14.11/hr$19.65/hr$27.37/hr$36.70/hr
Annual$21,930$29,340$40,880$56,930$76,340

Fitness & Dance-Fitness Instructors pay in Texas metro areas

Metro areaJobsMedian hourlyMedian annual
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,870$21.97/hr$45,690
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,560$21.58/hr$44,890
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX3,290$17.85/hr$37,120
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX1,720$21.94/hr$45,640
El Paso, TX350$18.05/hr$37,550
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX290$17.43/hr$36,250
Lubbock, TX250$14.50/hr$30,170
College Station-Bryan, TX230$18.26/hr$37,970
Corpus Christi, TX180$20.00/hr$41,600
Killeen-Temple, TX180$16.72/hr$34,780
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX160$20.03/hr$41,660
Amarillo, TX150$18.28/hr$38,020
Midland, TX150$19.56/hr$40,690
Waco, TX120$18.19/hr$37,830
Laredo, TX100$16.81/hr$34,970
San Angelo, TX100$19.60/hr$40,770
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX90$15.77/hr$32,800
Abilene, TX80$16.43/hr$34,170
Odessa, TX70$20.25/hr$42,110
Tyler, TX70$16.88/hr$35,110
Wichita Falls, TX70$22.16/hr$46,090
Sherman-Denison, TX60$13.81/hr$28,720
Victoria, TX60$22.79/hr$47,400

Related dance jobs in Texas

OccupationMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
Dancers$35.31/hr—190
Choreographers$22.34/hr$46,460380
Dance & Self-Enrichment Teachers$17.38/hr$36,14016,680
Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers—$77,5606,730

Compared with nearby ranks

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages exclude self-employed workers. Dancers' pay is published as hourly rates because many jobs are part-time or seasonal; “—” means the estimate was suppressed for reliability.